Ambient Compendium
| Ambient Compendium | ||||
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| Compilation album by | ||||
| Released | August 27, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1993–1996 | |||
| Studio | Greenpoint, Brooklyn | |||
| Genre | Ambient | |||
| Length | 131:56 | |||
| Label | M.I.L. Multimedia | |||
| Producer | Bill Laswell | |||
| Bill Laswell chronology | ||||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Ambient Compendium is a compilation album by American composer Bill Laswell, released on August 27, 1996, by M.I.L. Multimedia.
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Artist (date) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Descent" (from Akasha) | Laswell | Divination (1995) | 6:04 |
| 2. | "Maps of Impossible Worlds" (from Dreamatorium) | Buckethead, Laswell | Death Cube K (1994) | 5:50 |
| 3. | "Angel Tech" (from Psychonavigation) | Laswell, Namlook | Bill Laswell & Pete Namlook (1994) | 7:00 |
| 4. | "Aion" (from Visitation) | Laswell, Sharp | Jonah Sharp/Bill Laswell (1994) | 6:46 |
| 5. | "Monochrome Existence (Part 6)" (from Cymatic Scan) | Inoue, Laswell | Bill Laswell/Tetsu Inoue (1994) | 11:02 |
| 6. | "Open Url" (from Web) | Laswell, Thaemlitz | Bill Laswell & Terre Thaemlitz (1995) | 10:19 |
| 7. | "Distal Sonority" (from Somnific Flux) | Harris, Laswell | M.J. Harris & Bill Laswell (1995) | 11:18 |
| 8. | "Broken Dream" (previously unreleased) | Laswell | Bill Laswell (1996) | 7:29 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original artist (date) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tangier Space Draft" (from Akasha) | Laswell | Divination (1995) | 7:04 |
| 2. | "Black Dawn" (from Psychonavigation) | Laswell, Namlook | Bill Laswell & Pete Namlook (1994) | 7:20 |
| 3. | "Evil Eye" (from Ambient Dub Vol. II) | Laswell | Divination (1993) | 7:49 |
| 4. | "Port of Entry (The Future Is With Control)" (from Jihad) | Laswell | Automaton (1994) | 11:40 |
| 5. | "Ancient Evenings" (from Light in Extension) | Laswell | Divination (1994) | 7:44 |
| 6. | "Zurvan Akarana" (from Visitation) | Laswell, Sharp | Jonah Sharp/Bill Laswell (1994) | 8:56 |
| 7. | "Asiyah Dub (Blinding the Starry Eyes of God)" (from Dub Terror Exhaust) | Katz, Laswell | Automaton (1994) | 9:10 |
| 8. | "White Lies" (previously unreleased) | Laswell | Bill Laswell (1996) | 6:25 |
Personnel
[edit]Release history
[edit]| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1996 | M.I.L. Multimedia | CD | ESP 8508 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Ambient Compendium". Allmusic. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
External links
[edit]- Ambient Compendium at Discogs (list of releases)
